Three days after a disappointing defeat to Spurs, Liverpool are back in action against Accrington Stanley in the FA Cup. Tottenham Hotspur handed Liverpool only their second loss under Arne Slot in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinals,

Tottenham Hotspur defeated Liverpool 1-0 in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday night. The Reds came into the fixture as heavy favourites to win, as they had already claimed a 6-3 win over Spurs in a Premier League clash in December.

Liverpool fans rightly reserve the right to be disappointed with a poor performance – and Trent Alexander-Arnold was no exception after a 2-2 draw with Manchester United.

Liverpool travel down to North London to face Tottenham for the first leg of the semifinals of their Carabao Cup tie.

Arne Slot's Liverpool will take on Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham in London in the Carabao Cup semifinal first leg on Wednesday - with VAR set to be used in a new way

Trent Alexander-Arnold is not starting for Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg meeting with Tottenham, and Arne Slot has explained the thinking behind his decision

Tottenham Hotspur emerged victorious against Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semifinals taking a one goal advantage to Anfield. Liverpool failed to win for the second game in a row after drawing with Manchester United last weekend in the Premier League.

Liverpool are within touching distance of a first set of silverware to properly mark the start of the Arne Slot era at Anfield. The Merseysiders just have to manage to get past Ange Postecoglou’s wildly inconsistent Tottenham outfit at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday evening (and then once more at L4 in February).

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